The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-17
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than, Alexander & Co., bankers, commission
merchants, New York,
This work is for the season of 1SS6-'S7, and
the present season of 1SS7'SS. 1t contains
the firms annual letter reviewing the bust
ness of the past cotton year, and discussing
the prospects of the new crop and the bust
ness outlook for the coming year. 1t also
contains two interesting and valuable arti
cles on cotton and cotton prospects, written
by Thomas Ellison Of Liverpool specially
for this book 1t has the usual carefully
prepared tables showing the fluctuations of
cotton contracts and cotton in this country
and Europe, and the receipts, exports and
general movement of cotton for several
years past; also much other information
bearing on cotton the whole forming one
of the most complete, concise and practical
coAon reference books published.
MANA sequel to 'L'Assommoir" By Emile
Zola. T. B. Peterson e. Brothers, Philadel-
phia. publishers. Paper, price 25c.
2''Nanan is careful study of the life and
manners of a certain class of people, ordi-
narily designated as those of elegant leisure.
The heroine is a variety actress, whose face
and figure create q furore among the fash
ionable Parisians, who follow her on and off
the boards as if she were a veritable queen
Her life is a life of perpetual excitement
an intensity of graphic delineation which is
almost terrible to realize.
MODERN CITIES AND THEIR RELIGIOUS PROBLEMS
By Samuel Lane Loomis, with an introduce
ton by Rev, Josiah Strong, d. D. The Baker
& Taylor Company, Bond street, New York,
publishers.
The main points in the following chapters
were included in a course of lectures deliv-
cred before the students of Andover Semi
nary in November, 1866 The volume is
one that can hardly fail to attract the at
tention of thinkers. Much of what it con-
tains has reference to the condition of
cities 1t is certainly worth a careful
peruSaI
JACK HALL; or, the School Days Of an American
Boy BY Robert Grant. Illustrated by F. G.
Atwood Jordan, Marsh & Co., Boston, pub
fishers
This book is a wholesome one for boys
and also an interesting one Very few of
the boys who read it will fail to be pleased
with it.
COUNTRY LUCK, By John Habberton. J, B.
Iippincott Company, Philadelphia publishers.
Cloth. Price 81.
This is a very entertaining story. Hav-
ing some plot and several interesting love
scenes, together with bright sketches here
and there, il can hardly fail to find favor
with the great majority of those into whose
hands it may fall.
JULIAN MoRTrMAR.-By Harry Castlemon. A.
l.. Burt New York, publisher. Paper. Price
&c D' . wv
Bows will find this rather exciting story
of adventures, trial and final success in
reaching fortune.
THE DUCHESS Published by George Munro. No.
II to n Vandewater street, New York Pocket
edition of the Seaside Library.
The story is well calculated to "drive dull
care away"
THE DucHEss.-By the author Of phyllis" j.
b. Lippincott 4 Co., Philadelphia. publisher.
Paper. Price 25c.
For an idle hour the Duchess is just what
is needed.
Prof. William Blasius, of the signal SER
vice, has presented to the public three PAM
pblets on subjects of general interest. One
| Of them deals with meteorological Meth
odsn another with 1.-THE United States
! Sirnal Service Bureau and the third with
'rThe Direction Cities Should Extend III
| Order to Secure Pure Air"
The Century Company, Union Square,
New York, has issued the sixth number of
BATTLES and Leaders of the Civil War"
II is one on the most interesting OF the Sc
! ries